What does אִשָּׁה · נׇכְרִי mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H802, H5237
נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֹת
A woman · strange , in a variety of degrees and applications ( foreign , non-relative , adulterous , different , wonderful )
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אִשָּׁה H802 a woman
Pronunciation ishah
Woman or wife; context determines meaning—marriage, gender, or relational status all collapse into one term
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נׇכְרִי H5237 strange , in a variety of degrees and applications ( foreign , non-relative , adulterous , different , wonderful )
Pronunciation nokĕriy
Denotes the fundamentally "other"—from foreign nationals to adulterous lovers to divine wonders—marking exclusion or transgression.
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What does נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֹת (nashim nokhriyyot) mean in the Bible?
אִשָּׁה · נׇכְרִי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Foreign women, women outside covenant allegiance.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H802, H5237?
H802, H5237 is connected to 827 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Foreign women, women outside covenant allegiance.
Strong's H802, H5237
Lexical occurrences 827 verses Source Gloss
Foreign women, women outside covenant allegiance.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֹת is built from these roots:
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